University of Wyoming faces more than a budget crunch

Inside Higher Ed: The University of Wyoming finds itself in the middle of a massive budget storm with new leadership struggling not to fly blind.

The 13,000-student institution has made it part of the way though the cuts needed to offset the loss of $41 million in state funding over two years. While steep cuts are nothing new for the university, which is heavily reliant on public funding in a boom-or-bust state that draws much of its money from the energy and mining sectors, they come at a time when it is particularly vulnerable.

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